Two-Stroke Oil Explained: Mix Ratios, Ratings and the Right Oil for Your Engine
Two-stroke oil explained: premix vs injector, mix ratios (with a chart), JASO/API ratings, ashless vs low-ash, and the right Millers 2-stroke oil for your engine.
Oils & Fluids Advice
Technical advice on engine oils, brake fluids, coolants and additives – what the grades and specs actually mean, and which to use. From Liquid Technology, Co. Wexford.
Motorcycle Oil Explained: How to Choose the Right Oil for Your Bike
A rider’s guide to choosing the right motorcycle oil — viscosity grades, JASO MA2 wet-clutch spec, synthetic vs semi vs classic, and the correct Millers oil for your bike.
Laying Up a Classic for Winter? Protect the Fuel System with Millers Tank Safe
You’ve tucked the classic away for winter, pulled the garage door shut, and you won’t see it again until spring. But while it sits there, something is quietly going to work on the one part of the car you can’t see – the inside of the fuel tank and the carburettor. Modern petrol was never…
Never heard of Millers Oils? Why Irish drivers are switching from the big brands
You’re shopping for engine oil, someone recommends Millers Oils, and your first thought is fair enough: “never heard of them – is it any good?” You are not alone, and the short answer is yes. Here is the longer answer, and why more Irish drivers – and more than a few race teams – choose…
Premium engine oil for performance cars: the science behind Millers EE Performance
If you drive something you actually enjoy – a hot hatch, a modern turbocharged saloon, a sports car or a well-kept German daily – the oil you put in it matters far more than most people realise. The right premium engine oil doesn’t just lubricate; it protects your engine under stress and helps it deliver…
Lead Replacement & E10 Protection for Classic Cars: An Irish Owner’s Guide
Two big changes to Irish pump fuel have left classic-car owners asking the same question: is today’s petrol going to damage my engine? First, leaded petrol disappeared decades ago, taking with it the protection older engines were built around. More recently, standard unleaded moved to E10 — petrol with up to 10% ethanol — which…
Engine Oil Grades Explained: 5W-40, ACEA C3, and What the V Means
What 5W-40 actually means, what ACEA C1 to C6 and SAPS are about, what API SP covers – and what the V in Millers C3 V and C5 V stands for. A plain-English guide.
Automec DOT 5 Silicone Brake Fluid: Pros, Cons and When to Use It
DOT 5 silicone brake fluid never needs changing and will not strip paint – but it is not DOT 5.1, not for ABS, and must never be mixed with normal fluid. An honest guide.
E10 Petrol problems for older engines
E10 PETROL On 24th February this year the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan announced the move to E10 as the standard grade of petrol supplied by pumps right across Ireland.Increasing the percentage of ethanol in our petrol from 5% to 10% (hence, E10) is part of the Government’s ‘Climate Action Plan 2023’ designed to reduce…
